Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice. Here begins the third division. After the glorious promises of the coming Messiah (Mic... [ Continue Reading ]
Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. HEAR YE, O MOUNTAINS, THE LORD'S CONTROVERSY. How great is Yahweh's condescension, who, though the supreme Lord of all, yet wishes... [ Continue Reading ]
O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me. O MY PEOPLE - the greatest aggravation of their sin, that God always treated them, and still treats them, as His people. WHAT HAVE I DONE UNTO THEE? - except kindness that thou revoltest from me? (; .... [ Continue Reading ]
For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. FOR - nay, on the contrary, so far from doing anything harsh, I did thee every kindness from the earliest years of thy nationality: for instance. I B... [ Continue Reading ]
O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD. O MY PEOPLE, REMEMBER NOW WHAT BALAK ... CONSULTED - how Balak plotted to destroy thee by getting Balaam to curse th... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? WHEREWITH SHALL I COME BEFORE THE LORD? The people, convicted by the previous appeal of Yahweh to them, ask, as if they knew not (cf. ), what Yahwe... [ Continue Reading ]
Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? WILL THE LORD BE PLEASED WITH ... TEN THOUSANDS OF RIVERS OF OIL? - ordered to be put on the unbloody minchaah (H4... [ Continue Reading ]
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? HE (YAHWEH) HATH SHOWED THEE - long ago, so that thou needest not ask the question, "Wherewith shall I come before the Lord?" etc., as if thou hads... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. THE LORD'S VOICE CRIETH UNTO THE CITY - Jerusalem. AND THE MAN OF WISDOM. As in Proverbs 13:6, Hebrew, 'sin' is used for 'a man of sin;' and in Psalms 109:4, "prayer" fo... [ Continue Reading ]
Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable? ARE THERE YET - notwithstanding all my warnings. THE TREASURES OF WICKEDNESS IN THE HOUSE OF THE WICKED - is there to be no end of acquiring treasures by wickedness? Yahweh is speaki... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights? SHALL I COUNT THEM PURE - literally, 'Shall I be pure with,' etc. With the pure, God shows Himself pure; but with the froward, God shows Himself froward (). Men often are changeable in their judgments, But G... [ Continue Reading ]
For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth. FOR - rather, 'Inasmuch as,' etc.; the conclusion, "therefore," etc., following in . THE RICH MEN THEREOF - of Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. THEREFORE ... WILL I MAKE THEE SICK IN SMITING THEE - (, to which, perhaps, the allusion here is, as in , "Thou shalt sow but thou shalt not reap;" Psalms 107:17, "Fools, because of their transgres... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword. THOU SHALT EAT, BUT NOT BE SATISFIED - fulfilling the threat, Leviticus 26:26 "When I have broken... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. THOU SHALL SOW, BUT THOU SHALL NOT REAP - fulfilling the threat, ; ; .... [ Continue Reading ]
For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. FOR THE STATUTES OF OMRI ARE KEPT - the founder of Samaria, wh... [ Continue Reading ]